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It's that time of year - Tax Season. Today at Central New Mexico Community College* we're talking about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and thought DCF readers might be interested in some of the details.

The EITC is a federal income tax credit for low to moderat… Continue

The New York Times just picked up an Associated Press story on the impact of buying local in New Mexico. So if you're looking for some places right here for do some holiday shopping, here's a comp… Continue

• Fighting Tacos' new mission means all 1,100 jobs at Kirtland saved.


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• If there's a road that needs more help than Paseo del Norte, I don't know what it is. State asks Feds for $250 million+ in Federal Stimulus Funds for Paseo/I-25 interchange.


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• Don't you want a Precision Urban Hopper of your very own? CAUTION: This video is nerd-tastic.


• Albuquerque and New Mexico recognized as

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• Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA), in reaction to recent discovery of caffeine in Rio Grande, will launch educational campaign teaching residents how to dispose of old

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• In the category of "news that will surprise no one," the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta kicks off Oct. 3. Time to get out your wacky hats, pins and your hankerin' for a 4 a.m. breakfast burritos.


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Albuquerque has been recognized by Kiplinger in its Best Cities 2009 edition.

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Yep, it's April 15th. I just KNOW that everyone on DCF took advantage of the wonderful technology that is the interweb to file their 2008 tax returns. But for those of you that chose not to or can't e-file there are some resources available in Albuquerque.… Continue

David Diaz, local musician and member of popular Albuquerque band Felonious Groove Foundation and former member of Nosotros, passed away yesterday, April 9, 2009 from long-term hea… Continue

A brunch was interrupted this morning as a black and white heeler mix came bounding toward us this morning as we got into the car. Excited, playful, skittish, certainly friendly - we waylaid him long enough to get a phone number off of his collar, and then off he ran, not comfor… Continue

Overseen driving down Zuni - a tractor as big as my house, but so much cooler ...

Or perhaps I should spell it Imbib?

We were walking up to The Pit last night to watch the UNM Lobos take on Oral Roberts University. It became immediately obvious that I had misplaced one of the tickets somewhere between my work, my house and Lobo Country.

Totally furious at myself, I prepared to throw myself at the mercy of the ticket-taker, explaining that I had bought two tickets and had lost one out of sheer a… Continue

When tailgating the Fed Ex truck (I mean you black Acura), pay attention, please. Honking angrily at the FedEx guy when he parks in front of a house iand you almost rear end him s not appropriate holiday behavior. Especially because, well, it's the holidays and there's a distinct possibility the FedEx guy MIGHT be stopping at multiple houses this time of year and furthermore if you're not careful, when he gets to yours, you may just get a big package of coal.

Just curious if anyone can offer some enlightenment on appropriate sushi restaurant tipping? When out at sushi tonight we were trying to decide if we should tip the sushi chefs separately from the server? It hard to know if servers and sushi chefs share tips, especially when the chefs have a big ol' tip bucket on the top of the sushi bar.

Any thoughts on protocol? Any sushi chefs or servers out there that want to weigh in on this general or how it works at your restaurant?

I work at Central New Mexico Community College and we have this really cool Culinary Arts Program. At a meeting last week I was yapping on about stuffing, and then cookin… Continue

Just announced with a cool commercial on SNL - a free tall cup of Starbucks coffee on November 4th if you go into any Starbucks and tell your favorite barista/o that you voted. They'll even take your word for it.

See you all at the Albuquerque Nob Hill Starbucks on election day. Patrick, Charlene and Caitlin and all the Starbucksians there will take good care of you.

To the person at the Albuquerque Target on Eubank that didn't corral their shopping cart:

ARRRRRRRGH! In a city as windy as this one you couldn't be bothered to haul your cart five feet to its cozy little cart corral home? And instead you left it to its own device… Continue

The first Albuquerque location of House of Bread is now open at Indian School and Carlisle near Los Poblanos Organics.

I bought a loaf of honey whole wheat and tasted a bit of the Dakota Bread - yum. Check it out for yourself. Looks like it's a franchise, with local owners.

In that handy little strip mall you can now get your organic vegetables, your… Continue